Folding umbrella.



No. 858,527. PATENTED JULY 2, 1907.

- 1?. G. MINOR. FOLDING UMBRELLA.

APPLIOATION FILED JULYZB, 1906.

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FREDERICK G. MINOR/OF PORTSMOUTH, OHIO FOLDING UMBRELLA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jul 2, 19,07.

Application filed July 28, 1906. SerialNo. 328,190.

-To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, Fnrmnnion G. MINOR, a, citizen of the United States, residing at Portsmouth, in the in the form of a small cvlindrical package a few inches in diz'uneter and one about six inches in length. 7

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, "combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated and claimed. I

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view in elevation of an umbrella frame embodying the present invention, showingv the stick or staff complete and tw'o sets of ribs and braces in proper position. Fig. 2 is a similar view, showing the manner of folding the ribs and braces, only one of the staff sections being shown. Fig, 3 is a plan view of the staff sections shown disconnected from each other. Fig. 4: is a similar view of the rib-harrying section of the staff; Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail view of one of the joints in the ribs and braces." Fig. (5 iso detail perspective view of one of the sliding ferrules or sleeves; and Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing the umbrella completely foldedand the-cover vided with a metal tip 4 in the form of a sleeveor a ferrule having the outer end thereof left open to form a socket in which the reduced end or shank 3 of the ad joining staff section fits, whereby the several staff I'-Q(,:i-i(.|i1S. are/fitted one into the other, to forina staff:

vided with a spring catch 7 to engage the runner oithe umbrella for the-purpose of holding the umbrella closed in the usual manrien ,The rib-carrying section 7 is provided with the doulilo-flanged top notch 8 towhich the ribs are pivotal-1y connected in the usual manner and the staff section from end to end..

just below the staff-cairying section s provided with a catch or stop-shoulder 9 which limits the upward movement of the "runner hereinafter described. Said sniff section also carries a snap catch 10 which snaps outward under the runner, as shown inFig, 1 to sustain the umbrella frame'in "an expanded-condition in the inanner illustrated in Fig. l. I

ll designates the runner which, in the main, is of the usual construction, the same being in the form of a I sliding sleeve movable lengthwise of and upon the staff or stick and provided with a slot 12 to receive the catch "7 for holding the umbrella closed, saidrunner also comprisingthe notched flanges 13 to which the inner ends of the braces are pivoted in the usual manner.

Each of the ribs comprises jointed sections a, b, c and d, a designating the-section which is pivotally connected to the top notch 8.? The joint between each of the rib sections is illustrated in Fig. 5, and it will be noted in said figure that the rib as a whole is substantially (I-shaped or'semi-circular in cross-section, the

joint being formed by splitting or bifu'rca-ting the end of the one rib section, as shown at 14, while the end of the adjoining section is mashed to form a single projec ting tongue 15 which is inserted in the split end of the adjacent section, both of. said overlapping endsbeingprovided with holes 16 to-receive a pin or pivot whereby the adjoining" rib sections arepiviotallycon- V I nected together forming a hinge joint. Each of the a whole, so that a series of sleeves or ferrules a, b and sleeves or ferrules is shown in detail in 6, in which it will be seen that the same is substantially semi-cyc may be.i1sed in connection therewith. One of said lindrical in cross-section, adapting it to slide lengthwise of the rib no state cover its respective hinge joint, Fig. lill'ustrating the sleeves or ferrules as covering the joints between the rib sections a, b, c and d. When the joints are so covered by the sleeves or feirules, they are held in rigid relation to each other, thus forming a rib which. is the equivalent of a solid or unjointed rib On the section b-of each rib; there is mounted a slidin? sleeve 17 to which is pivotally connected at 18, the outer extremity. or theother section 19 0f a. jointed brace, the inner section 20 of which is pivotally connected to the notched flanges 13, above referred to;

Each brace is provided with a sliding sleeve-or ferrule 21 corresponding exactly with that shown in Fig. 6 and adapted to cover a joint in the brace corresponding exactly with the joint illustrated in Fig. 5.

It willbe observed by reference to Fig. 2 that the downward. It willalso be observed that the joint bein Fig. 2.

tween the sections 19 and 20 of each brace is adapted to break downward. Therefore, when it is desired to collapse the umbrella for packing or storing or transportation, the sleeves a, b, c and 21 are all slid out of engagement with the hinge joints which they cover and stiffen, after which .the ribs and braces are all folded like a bellows side inward toward and against the rib-carrying section 7 of the staff or stick, as shown The staff sections are then taken apart in the manner shown-invFig. B and after all of said parts have been bunched together, the umbrella cover 22 is snugly wrapped around the said parts in the manner shown in Fig. 7 to form a small -cylindrical bundle which may be held securely by one ormore straps or bands 23. Any suitable ineans may be employed for fastening the umbrella cover 22 on the extended frame so that it may be readily removed to form a cover for the bundle.

' The shank 3 of thestafi section 1 is provided with a laterally projecting 111124 which fits removably in a bayonet slot 25 in the section 7 to allow said sections to be disconnected at such point. I claim: The herein described folding umbrella consisting of a staff made in sections detnchably connected together, an

umbrella frame composed of ribs and braces, each rib consisting of a plurality of short sections of substantially semi-circular cross section, said rib sections being hinged together to fold alternately in opposite directions, sleeves of D-sl1ape in'crosssection movable over the joints of said 'FRED'K; G MINOIL Witnesses JOHN W. EVANS, ROBERT HURD. 

